Priscilla Boren

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren, owner of D&P Photography, poses in her office Thursday in Corpus Christi. A year after she was diagnosed with diabetes, Boren found out this week she no longer needs mediation and her blood sugar has fallen to normal ranges.

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Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren, owner of D&P Photography, poses in her office Thursday in Corpus Christi. A year after she was diagnosed with diabetes, Boren found out this week she no longer needs mediation and her blood sugar has fallen to normal ranges.

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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Priscilla Boren poses for a photo with her husband, Danney in June. “Her whole perspective on life is night and day,” Danney said. “She’s excited. She’s eager.”

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Priscilla Boren is pictured at age 18 and now, at age 40. Back then, the 5-foot 10-inch native of Corpus Christi weighed 150 and wore a size 8 dress. By the time she was diagnosed with diabetes, she weighed 270 and wore a size 26. To shed pounds, Priscilla cut down portions, gave up some of her favorite carbs and started exercising on a path near her home on the Westside.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Priscilla Boren participated in the Coastal Bend Tour de Cure in April, the American Diabetes Association’s first cycling race in Corpus Christi.

Todd Yates/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren was honored by the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as the Businessperson of the Year in January. Priscilla, who runs her own wedding photography business, used to hate having her photo taken but strode with confidence into the chamber dinner.

Todd Yates/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren doles out hugs at the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce dinner in January. She got a newfound sense of confidence after losing weight to battle Type 2 diabetes.

Todd Yates/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren smiles with her son, Robert, at the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce dinner in January. When Priscilla was diagnosed last year with Type 2 diabetes, her husband, Danney, worried about what this meant for their son. “I didn’t want him to lose his mom,” Danney said.

Todd Yates/Caller-Times Priscilla Boren poses for pictures at the Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce dinner in January, a stark contrast from before she started losing weight, when she used to shy away from having her photo taken.

Caller-Times File Priscilla Boren takes an early morning jog down Old Brownsville Road. By the time she was diagnosed with diabetes, she weighed 270 and wore a size 26. To shed pounds, Priscilla cut down portions, gave up some of her favorite carbs and started exercising on a path near her home on the Westside.

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TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES file Priscilla Boren walks out to Old Brownsville Road for an early morning jog earlier this year. By the time she was diagnosed with diabetes, she weighed 270 and wore a size 26. To shed pounds, Priscilla cut down portions, gave up some of her favorite carbs and started exercising on a path near her home on the Westside.

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TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES file Priscilla Boren takes an early morning jog down Old Brownsville Road. By the time she was diagnosed with diabetes, she weighed 270 and wore a size 26. To shed pounds, Priscilla cut down portions, gave up some of her favorite carbs and started exercising on a path near her home on the Westside.